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The biggest issue (it always is) is the light – it has been very challenging. I prefer rain and moodiness. What we had was bright blue skies or grey yuck. At times it has been hard to keep motivated. To keep looking. To keep creating. To keep composing.

Nevertheless I have 2 images that will find their way into my portfolio which is satisfying. Next time I’ll come back in autumn or winter. I suppose it seems right though to end on some sunset colours – my only sunset light of the week. It’s not a great image but it represents a lot more than that to me.

Suilven and Canisp, Loch Inver

On another note I had the pleasure of meeting David Noton and his wife, though I suspect that being interrupted by a gang of photographers in the wilderness was not high on his priority list!

And finally one of John Bartlett – I guess this sums up what being out in the landscape is all about

A rain shower over night led to a new front coming in early on in the morning and the first breaking clouds of the week rolled around the Fidler.

And after that it disappeared…

Last day tomorrow

It rained what seemed like grey sludge

A.L.L. D.A.Y.

The weather has finally changed. We’ve moved from the unseasonable blue skies and hot sun to a more Scottish standard of grey – hurray! Though as has been pointed out by residents that’s not so good news.

Dawn was damp squib – it never happened. Still you have to get out there and try; though bed is often a more appealing thought, especially when any colour in the sky is fleeting at best.

Two images from today’s exploration. The first is of beech trees just waiting for spring to arrive. I however like the fact that they are without leaves

The second is from a lunch stop that turned into an afternoon of discovery. There’s nothing better than arriving somewhere that looks so normal from a distance but walking around reveals a plethora of things to point your camera at. The image is I suppose work in progress – the light was shocking. Still I had Lord of The Rings, running through my mind as I took the pictur

And a few from the iPhone

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And my 3rd image of the day…more corrugated iron…that fetish is catching

It’s a crisis of confidence I think so I’m working on overcoming it. Slowly though.

More with the iPhone

We came across this wonderful location as the sun (finally) went down…makes you think what it is…

So before

And after

Whilst the process of teaching (which was excellent by the way) took up most of the afternoon, actually applying the skills learnt means that it actually takes relatively little time to get the images into a useable state. Once there it’s up to your creative flair and skill to take the image wherever you see fit.

It’s very refreshing to encounter someone who is obviously very accomplished at what they do and is quite happy to share the entire journey of how they get there. Photographers/ artists and the like tend to be rather guarded of a certain technique or a particular location. The trouble is the community doesn’t benefit and it stops individuals from growing or maturing. Full credit to Glyn and his partner in crime Dave (it’s him in the pictures) for being open and up front.

I can honestly say I wont look at movie posters in the same way again!